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SNYDER.

Car Replacer.

Patented July '6,- 1869.

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tinned $21M Enos SNYDER, OF- PROVIDENCE, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 92,381, dated July '6, 1869.

RAILWAY-can REPLACER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part pl the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENoS SNYDER, of Providence, in thecounty of Luzerne, and in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oar-Replacers; and do hereby declare thatthe follow- .ing .is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, ref

erence being had to the accompanying drawings,- and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and-general arrangement of a car-replacer, which can be carried along on the train, and be readily adjusted on or to any part of the track where it is desired to replace a car which is off the track.

.In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form apart of this-specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a'railroadtrack, with the replacers attached;

Figure 2 is a side view of the same; Figure 3 is a side elevation of the replacer; Figure 4 is a plan view of the same; Figure 5 is an end view of the replacer, showiugthe same attached to the rail;

Figure 6 is a side view; and

Figure 7, a plan view of the lock or plate whichholds the replacer to the rail.

A A represent the rails of a railroad-track, secured to the cross-tics B B;

O 0 represent the oar-replacers, made of metal, and constructed in the following manner: The inner edge is rounded, andcut so as to correspond with and fit snugly up to the side of the rail, as

. seen in fig. 5, where it'rests on the cross-ties. The upper side of the replaccr is level with the top of the rail for a certain distance, then sloping ofi' toward each end.

The upper portion of the replacer forms a point, a, at the centre, which point is at such a distance from the rail as to allow the flange of the car;wheel to pass between the same.

From a to b the top of thereplacer is level, but the inner edge inclined outward, as shown in fig. 4. Thebed or main'portion of the replacer is also level from V a to b.

From I) to c, or. the ends of the replacer, they incline downward, the npperpart inclining at the same time outward, continuing the incline from a to b.

On the under side of the replacer G are bent bars pl 11, forming loops, through which a plate or bar, E, is passed.

' The bar E has at one end a flange or hook, e,'made to fit the edge of the base of the rail, and the other end is provided with a hole, f, through which a wedgeshaped pin, g, is placed;

'Whena car or cars have accidentally run off the track, thereplacers O O are placed in position, as shown in fi g. 1,011 the cross-ties B B, said replacers having pins 1' .t' on their under sides, which catch in the-ties. The bars 15E are then inserted between the cross-ties, un-

der the rails, the. book a catching on the base of the rail, while the bar itself passes through the loop d, and is secured on the outer side of the replacer by the wedge-shaped pins 9 g.

It will readily be seen that the car can now, 'without much tronble,be moved up on these replacers, and get on the track again.

'lhe replacers O 0 being so easily adjusted, they may be carried along on any train, ready for an emergency. v

Haviugthus fully described my invention,

What I claim 'a-snew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The movable and adjustable replaeers O' 0, constructed as described, and attached to a railroad-track, substantially in the manner and for thepurposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the replacers G, loops (1 cl, pins 5 'i, and bars E 1*], having flanges or hooks 0e, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially in the nlanner and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 15th day of March, 1869. ENOS SNYDER. Witnesses JOHN WHITE,

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